Conferences
A primary strategic activity of the Institute has been the annual conference, which started in 1981 (predating the formation of the Institute). According to proceedings, the 4th conference was in 1987 and the 7th in 1992. From 1995, we have annual records. The conference has grown in stature over the years and is now indexed in the ACM Digital Library.
The 46th Annual conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT) will be hosted at the Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel from July 17th to 18th, 2025 as an in-person conference. This edition of the conference is co-hosted by the Discipline of Information Systems and Technology and the Discipline of Computer Science, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The conference remains the pinnacle South African event for computing professionals and the theme for this edition is: “Sustainable Digital Intelligent Frontiers” where we will engage with research around advancements in sustainable technological innovation.
Prior Conferences:
| Year | Place | Conference Chair/Host | Programme Chairs | Website |
| 2024 | Gqeberha | M.C. du Plessis | Bukelwa Ngoqo and Aurona Gerber | Link |
| 2023 | North-West | Marijke Coetzee | Aurona Gerber | Link |
| 2022 | Cape Town | Judith Bishop and SAICSIT Council | Aurona Gerber | Link |
| 2021 | Online | Shawren Singh and Mathias Mujinga | Jan Mentz / Hugo Lotriet / Bobby Tait | Link |
| 2020 | Cape Town/Online | Izak van Zyl | Izak van Zyl / Anja Venter | Link |
| 2019 | Skukuza | Carina de Villiers | Hanlie Smuts | Link |
| 2018 | Port Elizabeth | Sue Petratos | Johan van Niekerk / Bertram Haskins | Link |
| 2017 | Thaba ‘Nchu | Muthoni Masinde | Pieter Blignaut/T. Stott | Link |
| 2016 | Johannesburg | Marijke Coetzee | Marijke Coetzee | Link |
| 2015 | Stellenbosch | Richard Barnett | Bruce Watson | Link |
| 2014 | Centurion | Alta van der Merwe, Carina de Villiers | Alta vd Merwe, Carina de Villiers | Link |
| 2013 | East London | John McNeill, Karen Bradshaw | Jane Nash, George Wells | Link |
| 2012 | Irene | Jan Kroeze, Ruth de Villiers | Helene Gelderblom, Hugo Lotriet | Link |
| 2011 | Cape Town | Irwin Brown | Kosheek Sewchurran, Hussein Suleman | Link |
| 2010 | Bela-Bela | Paula Kotze | Alta van der Merwe, Aurona Gerber | Link |
| 2009 | Vaal River | Barry Dwolatsky/Scott Hazelhurst | Jason Cohen, Scott Hazelhurst | |
| 2008 | Wilderness | Jean Greyling | Reinhardt A Botha, Lynette Barnard | |
| 2007 | Fish River | Jean Greling | Lynette Barnard, Reinhardt A Botha | |
| 2006 | Somerset West | Judith Bishop | Judith Bishop, Trish Alexander | |
| 2005 | White River | Judith Bishop | Judith Bishop | |
| 2004 | Stellenbosch | Gary Marsden | Gary Marsden, Paula Kotze | Link |
| 2003 | Fourways | Jan Eloff | Jan Eloff | Link |
| 2002 | Port Elizabeth | Paula Kotze, Theda Thomas | Lucas Venter, John Barrow | Link |
| 2001 | Pretoria | Paula Kotze | Karen Renaud, Andries Barnard | Link |
| 2000 | Cape Town | Andy Bytheway | Philip Machanick, Andy Bytheway | |
| 1999 | Hartbeespoort Dam | Philip Machanick | ||
| 1998 | Gordon’s Bay | G. Hattingh, P. Licker | Lucas Vanter, Dan Petkov | |
| 1997 | Vanderbijlpark | JM Hattingh, Lucas Venter | Andre van der Waal | |
| 1996 | Durban | Vevek Ram | ||
| 1995 | Pretoria | Lerine Steenkamp | Lerine Steenkamp | |
| 1992 | Johannesburg | Judy Bishop | Judy Bishop | |
| 1991 | Caledon | |||
| 1987 | Pretoria | Pieter Kritzinger | Pieter Kritzinger |